As members of the group left behind try to make sense of their situation, Masaki, Hayato, Mitsumune, and the bus driver continue toward the tunnel. Masaki finally explains why she is adamantly against going through the tunnel, but how much of what she says can be trusted?
I realized that I need a puppet of my own.
.أدركتُ أنّي أحتاجُ دميةً بدوري
Ich brauche das …
Me percaté de que necesitaba
a mi propia marioneta.
Me di cuenta de que necesitaba 
a mi propia marioneta.
Il me fallait aussi…
Ho realizzato che avevo bisogno
 di un burattino da manovrare.
Eu também precisava de um fantoche!